238 printed pages. Engraved frontispiece and title page, for William James Brown, London. The book is divided into specific chapters such as Loyal and Patriotic, Naval and Military, Masonic, Amatory, and Sporting. The book famously records ten specific toasts used by the Roxburgh Club, such as a tribute to the "immortal memory of Christopher Valdarfer" (printer of the 1471 Boccaccio) and to the "cause of Bibliomania all over the world".67 x 90 mm. Original red cloth. Spine with gilt blocked titling and sumptuous gilt decoration. Covers with central embossed gilt depiction of two men with raised glasses. one seated and one on his feet. Not in Bondy, Spielmann nor Welsh. This imprint not located in WorldCat. The same title was also published in 1865. One of its most unique aspects is the inclusion of "Flash" toasts. In the Victorian era, "flash-houses" were public houses or inns that served as hubs for criminal activity, and these toasts were tailored for that specific subculture.










